Sainte-Claire
Sainte-Claire | |
|---|---|
Location within Bellechasse RCM | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′N 70°52′W / 46.600°N 70.867°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | October 1, 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guylaine Aubin |
| • Federal riding | Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.10 km2 (34.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 88.14 km2 (34.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,526 |
| • Density | 40.0/km2 (104/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 4.9% |
| • Dwellings | 1,704 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-277 |
| Website | www.municipalite. sainte-claire.qc.ca |
Sainte-Claire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t klɛʁ]) is a village in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It has a population of 3,526. It is the third biggest municipality in the RCM, after Saint-Henri and Saint-Anselme.
The Etchemin River goes through the village.
Prévost Car, one of the biggest manufacturers of commercial buses in North America, and founded by one of Sainte-Claire's native sons, Eugène Prévost, is located in the village, and is by far the biggest employer in the region.